Ecclesiastes 10:5

5 There is something else wrong that happens here on earth. It is the kind of mistake rulers make:

Ecclesiastes 10:5 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 10:5

There is an evil [which] I have seen under the sun
Which Solomon had observed in the course of his life, practised in some kingdoms and by some princes on earth, under the sun; for there is nothing of the like kind, as after mentioned, done in heaven, above the sun; as an error [which] proceedeth from the ruler;
from the supreme ruler of a nation, the king of it; and it is not only as an error, or like one, a seeming one; but it is a real error, bestowing places of honour and profit on undeserving persons: which error proceeds from ignorance of the persons; or from affection to them, and from friendship cultivated with them in the younger time of life, being educated with them; or through the misrepresentation and imposition of those about him, who have ends to serve by their promotion; or through his own lusts and passions, which these men indulge him in. It may be understood of God, the supreme ruler, who suffers such things to be; and which may seem to some an error in providence, though it is not: but the other sense is best.

Ecclesiastes 10:5 In-Context

3 Even in the way fools walk along the road, they show they are not wise; they show everyone how stupid they are.

4 Don't leave your job just because your boss is angry with you. Remaining calm solves great problems.

5 There is something else wrong that happens here on earth. It is the kind of mistake rulers make:

6 Fools are given important positions while gifted people are given lower ones;

7 I have seen servants ride horses while princes walk like servants on foot.